HAPPY LINDA MICHAEL, JOSHUA JOSEPH, BINDOWO MOHAMMED GARBA
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COMPUTER-BASED TESTS AMONG COMPUTER STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN JALINGO METROPOLIS
This study compared the academic achievement of students assessed using computer-based tests. The study adopted expo-facto design. The population of the study comprised 197 SSS II students. All the population were used in the study. Two developed and validated instruments, Multiple Choice Test (MCT) and Computer Practical Test (CPT) were used for data collection. The reliability co-efficients of 0.91 and 0.95 were established for the two instruments respectively by using split- half method. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used in this study. The results of the study revealed that the mean score of students in technology-based multiple-choice test is higher (Mean = 3.56, SD = 1.69) than their score in computer practical test (Mean = 1.76, SD = 1.3) which revealed that there is a significant difference in their achievement in multiple-choice test and computer practical test. Findings also revealed that the multiple-choice test is not adequate in assessing students’ practical skills in computer science. The study concludes that other forms of question types should be integrated into computer-based tests so as to assess other domains of learning. It was therefore recommended that admission bodies, higher institutions and professional bodies should insist on practical examinations before admission, graduation or enlistment into a profession. School managers and supervisors should also insist on practical lessons and examinations in their computer-based examinations in the secondary schools
HAPPY LINDA MICHAEL, JOSHUA JOSEPH, BINDOWO MOHAMMED GARBA
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COMPUTER-BASED TESTS AMONG COMPUTER STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN JALINGO METROPOLIS
This study compared the academic achievement of students assessed using computer-based tests. The study adopted expo-facto design. The population of the study comprised 197 SSS II students. All the population were used in the study. Two developed and validated instruments, Multiple Choice Test (MCT) and Computer Practical Test (CPT) were used for data collection. The reliability co-efficients of 0.91 and 0.95 were established for the two instruments respectively by using split- half method. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used in this study. The results of the study revealed that the mean score of students in technology-based multiple-choice test is higher (Mean = 3.56, SD = 1.69) than their score in computer practical test (Mean = 1.76, SD = 1.3) which revealed that there is a significant difference in their achievement in multiple-choice test and computer practical test. Findings also revealed that the multiple-choice test is not adequate in assessing students’ practical skills in computer science. The study concludes that other forms of question types should be integrated into computer-based tests so as to assess other domains of learning. It was therefore recommended that admission bodies, higher institutions and professional bodies should insist on practical examinations before admission, graduation or enlistment into a profession. School managers and supervisors should also insist on practical lessons and examinations in their computer-based examinations in the secondary schools